Bible Verses About Determination

"I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things orthat I have already reached perfection.But I press on to possess that perfectionfor which Christ Jesus first possessed me."Philippians 3:12 (NLT)

"I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfectionfor which Christ Jesus first possessed me."1 Thessalonians 4:11 (NLT)

"Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God.If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant."Galatians 1:10 (NLT)

"So whether we are here in this body or away from this body,our goal is to please him."2 Corinthians 5:9 (NLT)

"But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses.“Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”"Numbers 13:30 (KJV)

"David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. Today the LORD will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel! And everyone assembled here will know that the LORD rescues his people, but not with sword and spear. This is the LORD’s battle, and he will give you to us!” As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him. Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground. So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword. Then David ran over and pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath. David used it to kill him and cut off his head."1 Samuel 17:45-51 (NIV)

"So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven."Acts 26:19 (NIV)

"Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."Hebrews 12:1-2 (NKJV)

"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown"1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (NKJV)

"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,to which you were also called and have confessed the good confessionin the presence of many witnesses."1 Timothy 6:12 (NKJV)